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'Everyone knows the story of Elizabeth and Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. But what about their sister Mary, she of the atrocious singing voice and the staidly religious bent of mind?
'Master storyteller Colleen McCullough paints a life for Mary Bennet twenty years after Jane Austen's novel closes.
'So far on in time, each of Mary's sisters is settled in her own way. Happily married Jane is the mother of many children; Elizabeth has to cope with an unwelcome social pre-eminence she had not envisioned; Lydia is still entranced by military officers; and Kitty is one of the stars of London's fashionable salons.
'Events transpire that free Mary from her family obligations and dangle the allurements of independence before her hungry gaze. Fired with zeal by the newspaper letters of the mystery man Argus, she resolves to publish a book about the plight of England's poor. Plunging from one predicament into another, Mary embarks upon a mission of investigation that eventually leads her into mortal danger and reveals the surprising identity of Argus.
'The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet is both a page-turning look at the ongoing lives of the Bennet sisters, and a sparkling romance that shows it is never too late to find love. Abounding with beloved characters in new guises as well as people we have not met before, it is funny, tragic, and eminently satisfying. This is a novel for every woman who has yearned to leave her mark upon the world - Colleen McCullough at her lively best.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: For Bruni. Composer and diva. As beautiful a person inside as she is outside.
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Crime Comes to Pemberley-Pride and Prejudice Sequels in Contemporary Crime Fiction
2015
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— Appears in: Pride and Prejudice 2.0 : Interpretations, Adaptations and Transformations of Jane Austen's Classic 2015; -
Beneath Her Crown of Thorns
2009
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— Appears in: The Times , 13 April 2009; (p. 12,13) -
[Review] The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet
2008
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2008-2009 vol. 88 no. 5 2008; (p. 22)
— Review of The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet 2008 single work novel -
Book of the Week
2008
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— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 23 November 2008; (p. 34)
— Review of The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet 2008 single work novel -
What the Bennets Did Next
2008
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 November 2008; (p. 27)
— Review of The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet 2008 single work novel ; The Islands 2008 single work novel
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[Review] The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet
2008
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 88 no. 3 2008; (p. 30)
— Review of The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet 2008 single work novel -
Pride Stripped Bare
2008
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 October 2008; (p. 13)
— Review of The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet 2008 single work novel -
Pride Before the Fall
2008
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review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 October 2008; (p. 35)
— Review of The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet 2008 single work novel -
'Plug It With a Cork'
2008
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review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 306 2008; (p. 13)
— Review of The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet 2008 single work novel -
What the Bennets Did Next
2008
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 November 2008; (p. 27)
— Review of The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet 2008 single work novel ; The Islands 2008 single work novel -
Age Shall Not Weary Her
2008
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 28 September 2008; (p. 12) -
A Thorn in Her Pride
2008
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 October 2008; (p. 13) -
The Perils of Colleen
2008
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 October 2008; (p. 6-7) -
A Classic Twist to Her Tale
2008
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 October 2008; (p. 8-9) -
Beneath Her Crown of Thorns
2009
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— Appears in: The Times , 13 April 2009; (p. 12,13)
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